Ahh.. Amsterdam

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hey all from Amsterdam!! Finally my Contiki tour has begun!! Already, im wrecked lol. Its gonna be a tiring journey. the tour group seems alrite... there is 6 guys and 28 girls lol... one of the guys is up with his gf too. the rest are real bogans lol. 85% of the group is from Australia, maybe more. All in all the group itself seems alright, and i get along with em okay..
Amsterdam itself is everything its been cracked up to be and more. Started last night with a walk around the redlight district, and then a canal cruise with unlimited drinks which was really awesome. After that, decided to go with most of the group to Grasshoppers "coffee shop" for hours of continued drinkin, dancin, and a bit more. Today im feeling pretty dead. hardly slept, and was up at 7am for the "bike ride"
unfortunatley the weather in holland has been real bad, (always raining) so the ride was cancelled. We still did go to a cheese and clog making factory. then to a diamond making place. After that most of the group decided to go to Anne Frank's house which was very interesting.
I planned to visit the Riijksmuseum after, but its on the other side of town, and didnt have that much time. instead i went to the equally cultural sex museum. bahaha, theres some WHACK WEIRD shit in there.. thats for sure.
soon im gettin the coach back to our hotel on the outskirts of amsterdam to get some rest. then i have to somehow make my way back, for the Contiki tour "sex show" at 9pm.. thatl b heaps interestin. anyway thats all for now.. still no photos i dont think.. but ill keep tryin. 😊
-Kris

UPDATE#
just so you all know.. that sex show was a sick joke lol!!! was hardCORE. and most disturbingly.. i was called up on stage just like i dreaded. i was forced to dance with some stripper in front of a few hundred hornz perverted dutchman.. and than eat a banana which was er.. placed in an interesting spot.. lol. sadly cant take photos there.. but it was one eerie experience. ill never look at a banana the same again

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Photos

A random shot
Sure its getting dark, this is more of a snapshot, but it shows how the buildings in Amsterdam are right on the canals. besides by this point my photos were a bit random. You can see how excited that darkskinned smokers is anyway. smoking is common in Amsterdam didnt you know?

a Windmill
due to adverse weather conditions, our bike ride was cancelled... :( but hey.. we got to see this windmill.. instead

Amsterdam Cruise
we all went on a rockin cruise down the canals of Amsterdam. this was the only shot i could manage cos my battery was dying. the cruise was cool though, unlimited drinks, and a shot of somethin that sounded like flugen?

Angelo Gets Lonely
Angelo calls up for some "telefon sex" at the Sex museum

Anne Franks Huus
A statue of Anne Frank outside of her house. The story of Anne Frank as most of you would know, is that of the Jewish girl who was forced into hiding during WW2. Tragically she was eventually betrayed, found, and turned over to a concentration camp where she perished. her home has now become a very interesting museum

Clog Making
A demonstration of Clog Making at the "Clog and Cheese Factory" interesting combo huh?

Dark Dam
A dissapointingly blurry shot of Amsterdam from the river.. photos get better after Holland, I promise.

Fancy Statuette
Some fancy penis related statuette at the sex museum

Government Building
hmm you know im not certain what this building is? with the Hague being the seat of government in holland.. i think this building is the Amsterdam equivalent.

Lakeside Inn
My bed, in our amsterdam hotel. was about 20-30mins outside the city.

Main Street
A shot down the mainstreet of Amsterdam... ugh its name eludes me for now, im pretty sure it started with D.

Red Light District
non an exciting shot of the district, but a shot of it all the same. ur not allowed to take photos in the district. though i didnt realise we had already wondered in so shh.

Sex Museum
Amsterdam is known for its sexual quirkyness, and leniancy towards recreational drugs. the sex museum was an interesting trip. ever hugged a huge novelty black penis before?

Welcome to Holland
ah yes, we must be in Holland by now, theres one of those infamous Windmills.

Woman gets Ravaged by Octopus
Just to give you a sample of some of the sexual 'art' in Amsterdam, i present to you, a woman getting ravaged by an Octopus. Just one of the amusing pieces in the museum. Only im Amsterdam. Ill spare you the "horror/torture" wing..